The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-28
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si1u couyeration with an 1NTELLidEScER
reporter yehterday President Frank P.
Jepson, Of the Board Of Gas Trustees, said,
referring to the article published In yes.
terlay mornings icauo Of this paper in
relation 10 the induction Of tho new
officials Of the Board into office, that the
inierercc1 that wero naturally drawn from
that article did him great injustice. He
said that Mr.. Henry seamon, the new
member Of tile Board, telephoned him
early OIL Monday morning, not on
Wednesday morning as might DO
inferred from the article In yeeter.
day mornings paper, and said that
bis son Andrew, the newly elected secre-
tsry, had resigned his position in Reilly's
Wholesale grocery hon3e and was anxious
to assume the duties Of bis new petition %
soon as confirmed. Mr.. Seamon asked
further that Mr.. Jepson accompany him
and hia son to the gas Office and for.
rually introduce him to Mr.. He'll, tho re-.
firing secretary. Mr.. Jepson answered,
over the wire, that as usual on Monday
mornings no was extremely buoy with a
largo mail, but that he would
telephone 10 Mr.. He'll and inform
him that no (Mr. Seamon) and his
con intended visiting tho Office. MIR.
Jepson says Mr.. seamop said that would
be satisfactory. He telephonod Mr.. He'll,
but that gentleman was out at the timo.,
Mr.. Jspson asked Mr.. Faris who answered
tho coll to ask Mr.. He'll to call at bis Office
90 coon rs possible. Shortly after Mr..
He'll called on Mr.. Jepson, and was ad.
vised IS to the conversation no had had
With ,ar, sesuor oyer the wire Mr., len
son Bays that no told Mr.. He'll that there
was no longer any politics In
the . natter, that the tranaier & was
then merely a matter OF business, and that
Tor the good OF the city and gas works and
for his own credit, he would advise MIN
(Mr. Heil) to show his successor all the
courteslea in hia power. Mr.. Jepson says
that he talked to Mr.. He'll as one business
man would talk to another, and advised O
business plan OF cction. 4 As to what Mr..
He'll did afterwards he could not say. Rs
ferring to tho paragraph in yesterday q
issue relating 10 the plan Mr.. Haz!e!t pur.
sued when Mr.. He'll succeeded him, Mr..
Jepson related some circumstances to in
dictate that Mr.. Hez.ett weB not as cour.e.
Gus as he might have beon.
Mr.. He'll also took exceptions to the
article in yesterdays edition. Heshoyed
bis trial balances up to October l and said
that he could make no further balances
until the end Of this month, when the re.
suit Of the September hurninga Of gas will
be reported aud tho coal bills sent in. He
said further that when the Ssamons called
on him Monday morning ho had gaid that
he was not In condition to show them
the mode OF carrying on the Offices bust.
ness, but that alter. Mr.. Andy seamur's
confirmation on Tueudsy night he had
showed him everything that was in bis
power to show him, and that he proposed
to remain In the Office till Mr.. Seamon
was fully acquainted with ito workings.
He AYERS that ho has done all that could
be expected OF him and in this Mr.. Andy
ssamon practically eudcracs him. Mr..
Heil also corroborsted Whist Mr.. Jepsou
said CO to tho advice that was given him,
Mr.. Henry Seamon, a member OF the
Board, said last evening that the state.
ments made In yesterday y 1NrELLlaRNCEg,
SO fay co ha had personal knowledge OF
them, were strictly in accordance with the
facts. He asked Mr.. jepson to introduce
aecretary SeInon to ex.SsCrstsry He'll ,und
Mr.. Jepson declined, saying he was too
bu5y. Mr. He'll did tell the Messra. Sea-
mon that he had nothing to explain or
show the new Secretary, aud he did 10
Immediately upon bis return rom con-
ference With Mr. Jcpson, which raised the
inference IN Trustee seamon's mind that
hi5 course was the reHult OF that confer.
ence. Mr.. Hail not only declined to show
the new Secretary snythiDg about the
! books, but he did 1t Id very brusque
manner, Whic5 added to the dlscourteey
OF the action in Mr.. sesmon'a eyes. AS
to the condition OF Mr.. Hsips books Mr..
Saamon had no personal know,sdas. iSil
ltis due to Mr.. Hei! 20 Gay tina: the In.
TgLLlGEscEs 10 informed on good author.
lily that tho books are nov in IS good con.
dltioE az 1t ID possible for them 10 be, and
az well up tc data co they can be, owing
to tho nature Q: the business OF the office.
| Thu backward condition OF the accounts
al q recent date made 1t necessary to secure
expert assistance, and this was done. On
the tana authority it may DO said that the
cash balancoe, and in this regard Of course
everything is as 1t shonld DO. The IsTEL-
L!GEsaER has Eos sonsht to create any
other Impression. ,4.sF5 i;.